The drains have backed up again

The most obvious Star Trek story ever

BBC home page: The greatest Star Trek episode ever
BBC home page.

BBC Culture: The most remarkable Star Trek episode ever madeAny best of list or best ever selection is bound to be wreathed in subjectivity. Especially when considering such a long-running TV show as Star Trek and its spawn.

I only watched the classic '60s series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), but even then there's a lot to choose from. With the exception of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, that is.

The inevitable bait-and-switch was to tone down the hyperbole on the BBC's home page, from the greatest episode to the most remarkable one.

But enlightenment only awaited the lead: it has never been bolder than when it travelled back to 1950s America and tackled anti-black racism head on. I wonder if the author, David Jesudason, is black, by any chance? (thinking)

Quelle surprise! A dit ne personne, jamais.


Jesudason appears to be a race grifter.


BBC home page: The greatest Star Trek episode ever
BBC home page, 24 hours later.

Someone among the BBC's editorial staff may have considered the home page bait to be too misleading, even for their standards.